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Mango Ocean Refresco Recipe

Time15m
Serves1

Ghost® Energy Tropical Mango / blue lemongrass / pineapple / lime

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Ingredients

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Base & Energy

Method

Prepare Blue Lemongrass Tea

1

Add 1 tablespoon dried lemongrass (or 1 lemongrass stalk bruised) and a pinch of dried blue butterfly pea flowers (for color) to 2 cups cold filtered water. Refrigerate and steep 2–6 hours, then strain. Use 4 oz of the strained brew for 1 serving. If you don't have butterfly pea flowers, add 1/8 tsp blue spirulina later to achieve the blue tone.

Make Pineapple Puree

2

Peel and core about 4 oz (by weight) fresh pineapple, then blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh if you prefer a silky texture. Measure 3 oz for the drink.

Assemble Mango Ocean Refresco

3

Fill a 16–18 oz highball or tall glass with crushed ice (about 1 cup).

4

In a separate shaker or large mixing glass, combine the pineapple puree (3 oz), fresh lime juice (0.5 oz), simple syrup or agave (0.5 oz), and a pinch (0.125 tsp) fine sea salt. Stir or shake briefly to emulsify and dissolve the sweetener.

5

Add the cold blue lemongrass tea (4 oz) to the fruit mixture and gently stir to combine.

6

Pour the Ghost® Energy Tropical Mango (12 oz) slowly over the back of a spoon or down the side of the glass onto the crushed ice to retain some layering. Alternatively, gently float the energy drink on top by pouring slowly.

7

Slowly pour the fruit-tea mixture over the ice so that the mango energy drink and blue tea/pineapple create a subtle ocean gradient. If the color is not blue enough, stir a very small pinch (≈0.125–0.25 tsp) of blue spirulina or butterfly pea powder into the blue lemongrass tea before adding — a little goes a long way.

8

Garnish with 2 lime wheels slid onto the rim and a pineapple leaf or mint sprig. Serve with a straw and a long spoon to let guests gently mix if they want more uniform flavor.